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A volume of The Great Synaxaristes of the Orthodox Church
“Tryphon, the most glorious martyr of Christ, the namesake of heavenly and divine delight and pleasure, was born in the city of Kampsados of Phrygia. His parents, believing in the true God, were pious Orthodox Christians. God vouchsafed them to give birth to a most godly child. Even from his earliest youth, Tryphon was accounted as a worthy child of God. He loved holiness and embraced chastity. The abundance of grace of the Holy SPirit Who inhabited Tryphon’s soul wrought miracles by Tryphon. Every sickness and infirmity was cured by this child-physician. Power and authority were especially bestowed upon the child for the casting out of demons. Tryphon would evoke the divine name solely, and those foul creatures took flight. The bloom of grace induced all to honor him.” —“On the 1st of February, the holy Church commemorates the holy Martyr TRYPHON.”
CONTENTS
February 1 TRYPHON, MARTYR PETER THE GALATIAN, ASCETIC BENDIMIANOS, VENERABLE FATHER Timothy, Confessor Theion and 2 Children, Martyrs Basil the Confessor, Archbishop of Thessalonike Karion, Martyr PERPETUA, FELICITY, AND OTHER MARTYRS BRIDGET OF IRELAND, VENERABLE MOTHER ANASTASIOS AT NAFPLION, NEW-MARTYR February 2 MEETING OF OUR LORD IN THE TEMPLE AGATHODOROS OF TYANA, MARTYR JORDAN OF TREBIZOND, NEW-MARTYR GABRIEL, VENERABLE NEW-MARTYR February 3 SYMEON THE GOD-RECEIVER AND ANNA THE PROPHETESS ADRIAN AND EVOULOS OF CAESAREA OF PALESTINE, MARTYRS VLASIOS (BLAISE) THE HERDSMAN OF CAPPADOCIA, MARTYR AZARIAS, PROPHET Claudius, Venerable Father Paul and Simon, Martyrs STAMATIOS, JOHN, AND NICHOLAS, NEW-MARTYRS February 4 ISIDORE OF PELOUSION, VENERABLE FATHER NICHOLAS OF STOUDIOS, CONFESSOR ABRAMIOS OF ARBEL, HIEROMARTYR JOHN, BISHOP OF IRENOPOLIS Iasimos, Wonder-worker Theoktistos, Martyr JOSEPH OF ALEPPO, NEW-MARTYR February 5 AGATHA, MARTYR THEODOSIOS OF ANTIOCH, VENERABLE FATHER POLYEFKTOS THE NEW, PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE ANTHONY OF ATHENS, NEW-MARTYR February 6 BOUKOLOS, BISHOP OF SMYRNA FAUSTA, EVEELASIOS, AND MAXIMOS, MARTYRS JULIAN OF EMESA, MARTYR AND UNMERCENARY HEALER Faustus, Basil, and Silouanos, Martyrs PHOTIOS THE GREAT, ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE BARSANOUPHIOS THE GREAT ELDER AND JOHN THE PROPHET JOHN OF LYKO, ASCETIC IAKOVOS OF KYROS, ASCETIC February 7 PARTHENIOS THE WONDER-WORKER, BISHOP OF LAMPSAKOS MASTRIDIA OF JERUSALEM, VENERABLE MOTHER LUKE ON MOUNT STEIRION OF HELLAS, VENERABLE FATHER 4 TRIBUNES AND THEIR 1003 SERVANTS, MARTYRS 6 Martyrs of Phrygia Aprionos, Bishop of Cyprus Peter at Monovatia, Venerable Father Theopemptos and Other Martyrs GEORGE OF CRETE, NEW-MARTYR February 8 THEODORE THE STRATELATES (GENERAL), GREAT-MARTYR ZACHARIAS, PROPHET MARTHA, MARY, AND LYKARION, MARTYRS Nikephoros and Stephen, Martyrs Philadelphos and Polycarp, Martyrs Makarios, Bishop of Paphos in Cyprus Pergetos, Martyr February 9 NIKEPHOROS OF ANTIOCH OF SYRIA, MARTYR ROMANOS OF CILICIA, WONDER-WORKER MARCELLUS, PHILAGRIOS, PANCRATIUS, BISHOPS PETER OF DAMASCUS, HIEROMARTYR February 10 HARALAMBOS OF MAGNESIA, HIEROMARTYR 3 Women Martyrs with Saint Haralambos Porphyrios and Vaptos, Martyrs ENNATHA, VALENTINE, AND PAUL, MARTYRS Anastasios II, Archbishop of Jerusalem THEOTOKOS AREOVINDOS, ICON ZENON OF CAESAREA, VENERABLE FATHER NARRATION: OBEDIENCE AND REVERENCE OF LITURGY February 11 VLASIOS (BLAISE), BISHOP OF SEBASTEIA, HIEROMARTYR 7 Women Martyrs 2 Children Martyrs ZACHARIAS, PROPHET, FATHER OF THE FORERUNNER THEODORA, EMPRESS, PROTECTRESS OF ORTHODOXY GEORGE THE SERBIAN, NEW-MARTYR February 12 MELETIOS, ARCHBISHOP OF ANTIOCH THE GREAT MARY (MARINOS) OF ALEXANDRIA, VENERABLE MOTHER ANTHONY, ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE Platinos and Satorninos, Martyrs CHRISTOS THE GARDENER, NEW-MARTYR February 13 MARTINIAN, ZOE, AND PHOTINE, ASCETICS AQUILA AND PRISCILLA, APOSTLES AND MARTYRS EVLOGIOS, ARCHBISHOP OF ALEXANDRIA SYMEON (NEMANJA) THE MYRRH-GUSHER OF HILANDAR 2 Martyrs, Father and Son February 14 AFXENTIOS OF MOUNT AFXENTIOS, VENERABLE FATHER MARON OF KYROS, ASCETIC ABRAMES, BISHOP OF CARRHAE, ASCETIC Philemon, Bishop of Gaza, Hieromartyr NICHOLAS OF PSARI OF CORINTH, NEW-MARTYR DAMIAN THE NEW, VENERABLE NEW-MARTYR George of Mitylene, New-martyr February 15 ONESIMOS, APOSTLE AND MARTYR EVSEVIOS OF SYRIA, HERMIT MAYOR (MAJOR) THE SOLDIER, MARTYR John, Theologian, at Diakonissa February 16 PAMPHILOS, VALENS, AND PAUL OF PALESTINE, MARTYRS PORPHYRIOS, SELEFKOS, THEODOULOS, AND JULIAN, MARTYRS ELIAS, JEREMIAS, ESAIAS, SAMUEL, AND DANIEL, MARTYRS Persian Martyrs under Shāpūr MAROUTHAS, BISHOP OF MARTYROUPOLIS FLAVIAN, PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE FLAVIAN, HERMIT Romanos, New-martyr February 17 THEODORE THE TERON (RECRUIT), GREAT-MARTYR MARIAMNE, APOSTLE Theosteriktos, Venerable Father MENAS THE KALLIKELLADOS, FINDING OF THE RELICS MARCIAN AND PULCHERIA, PIOUS SOVEREIGNS AUXIBIUS (AFXIVIOS), BISHOP OF SOLOI THEODORE OF BYZANTIUM, NEW-MARTYR February 18 LEO THE GREAT, POPE OF ROME LEO AND PAREGORIOS, MARTYRS AGAPETOS THE WONDER-WORKER, BISHOP OF SYNAOS Pioulios, Martyr February 19 ARCHIPPOS, APOSTLE MAXIMOS, THEODOTOS, AND OTHER MARTYRS RAVOULAS, VENERABLE FATHER EVGENIOS AND MAKARIOS, CONFESSORS CONON OF PENTHOUKLA AT JORDAN, PRESBYTER PHILOTHEI OF ATHENS, VENERABLE MARTYR NIKETAS, NEW-HIEROMARTYR February 20 LEO THE WONDER-WORKER, BISHOP OF CATANIA Sadoth, Hieromartyr, and 128 Other Martyrs BESSARION OF EGYPT, VENERABLE FATHER AGATHO, POPE OF ROME Kindeos (Cindeus), Bishop of Pisidia Plotinos, Venerable Father February 21 TIMOTHY OF SYMBOLOI, VENERABLE FATHER EFSTATHIOS, ARCHBISHOP OF GREAT ANTIOCH JOHN SCHOLASTIKOS, PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE ZACHARIAS, PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM GEORGE, BISHOP OF AMASTRIS February 22 EVGENIOS, FINDING OF RELICS AT DISTRICT OF ATHANASIOS OF PAVLOPETRION, CONFESSOR Anthousa and Her 12 Handmaidens, Martyrs Synetos, Martyr THALASSIOS AND LIMNAIOS OF SYRIA, VENERABLE FATHERS VARADATOS OF ANTIOCH, VENERABLE FATHER TELESPHORUS, POPE OF ROME, HIEROMARTYR Vlasios (Blaise), Bishop February 23 POLYCARP, BISHOP OF SMYRNA, HIEROMARTYR JOHN, MOSES, ANTIOCHOS, AND ANTONINOS, ASCETICS ZEVINAS, POLYCHRONIOS, MOSES, AND DAMIAN, ASCETICS GORGONIA OF NAZIANZEN, ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN MATRON Clement, Martyr Thea, Martyr DAMIAN OF EPHIGMENOU, VENERABLE FATHER February 24 FINDING OF THE PRECIOUS HEAD OF THE FOREFUNNER February 25 TARASIOS, ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE ALEXANDER, MARTYR REGINOS, BISHOP OF SKOPELOS, HIEROMARTYR Anthony, Martyr Theodore, Fool for Christ’s Sake Markellos, Bishop of Apameia of Cyprus February 26 PORPHYRIOS, BISHOP OF GAZA PHOTINE, GREAT-MARTYR, AND OTHER MARTYRS Christodoulos, Martyr JOHN THE CABINETMAKER, NEW-MARTYR February 27 PROKOPIOS OF DEKAPOLIS, CONFESSOR GELASIOS, MARTYR THALELAIOS THE CILICIAN, ASCETIC STEPHEN, CARETAKER OF AN OLD AGE HOME Nisios, Martyr ASKLEPIOS AND IAKOVOS OF SYRIA, ASCETICS Timothy, Venerable Father February 28 BASIL, CONFESSOR PROTERIOS, ARCHBISHOP OF ALEXANDRIA, HIEROMARTYR Varsos, Bishop of Damascus Avrikios, Martyr NESTOR, BISHOP OF MAGYDOS, HIEROMARTYR MARANA AND KYRA OF VEREA, VENERABLE MOTHERS 6 Martyrs of Egypt NYMPHAS AND EVOULOS, APOSTLES KYRANNA OF THESSALONIKE, NEW-MARTYR February 29 JOHN CASSIAN, ECCLESIASTICAL WRITER Bibliography Alphabetical Index
Item Number: BKA786C Publication Data: Buena Vista, CO: Holy Apostles Convent/Dormition Skete, 2004 Format: hardcover Number of Pages: xii + 1,132 Dimensions (l × w × h): 23.6 cm × 16.1 cm × 6.5 cm Additional Information: black-and-white illustrations ISBN: 0‒944359‒24‒8
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